GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-0704-2019)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2019.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

VariCam

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 30, 2017

Date Posted: January 16, 2019

Recall Number: Z-0704-2019

Event ID: 81736

Reason for Recall:

A potential hazardous situation may occur if the collimator locking handle is not properly placed in the lock position and the warning circuit does not detect that the collimator is unlocked because of the patient proximity to the collimator during a clinical scan.

Status: Completed

Product Quantity: 64 units

Code Information:

Serial Numbers: 0000000010-203 0000000010-191 000003100-1829 00008125-18-18 00000000010-15 00000000010-63 00008125-16-59 000000099-4-04 00000000010-31 00000000010-82 00008125-16-70 00008125-18-09 00008125-18-16 00000000017-64 10280 00000000010-30 000003681-1803 00000000018-24 000003100-1840 000003101-1502 000003100-1744 00000000017-36 00000000016-86 00000000017-31 1065 1998 1999 000008125-1630 1008 00000000017-20 00000000017-22 00000000017-23 1804 00000000030-14 00000000030-15 00000000010-37 00000000010-44 00000000010-55 00000000030-16 00000000018-39 1704 00000ICPO50612 1697 1696 000000163-1758 00000000018-23 00000000016-73 00000000030-04 00000000010-59 00000000018-22 000003100-1760 000003100-1743 0000000010-134 000003100-1719 343 000003100-1763 61061 00000000010-04 00000000030-11 1649 00000000010-67 00000000010-45 00000000017-27 00000000017-15

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated